Air China adds first ARJ21 to its lineup
China’s third-largest airline has reported the inaugural flight of its first ARJ21 regional jet, the much-celebrated domestically produced…
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Twist in SAA saga: new rescue plan approved
South African Airways (SAA) rescue plan was approved by creditors on July 14, 2020, ensuring that the airline…
Air India can send employees on unpaid leave for up to 5 years
After a redundancy and productivity assessment, Air India managing director will be able to send employees on compulsory…
United Airlines pilots’ union agrees on furloughs deal
An agreement was reached between United Airlines (UA) and its pilots’ union to reduce unpaid leaves and keep…
Aeroflot doubles down on ultra-ambitious plans
The strategy which sees Aeroflot group having 130 million annual passengers, 600 aircraft and a five-star airline, yet…
South African government did not agree with SAA rescue plan
South African finance minister Tito Mboweni says the government has not committed to fund the new South African…
Ryanair threatens to close 3 bases in Germany
Irish low cost carrier unveils plans to greatly scale-back its operations in Germany, as Vereinigung Cocpit (VC), German…
Jet Time files for bankruptcy, owner registers Jettime
Danish airline Jet Time, which has been offering charter and ACMI services since 2006, has filed for bankruptcy…
KLM schedules retirement to 747s that came back from the grave
KLM, the Dutch national carrier and the oldest airline in the world, announced they are going to bid…
Icelandair revenues fall by 85% in Q2
The preliminary financial results of the second quarter of 2020 indicate that Icelandair group’s revenues dropped by 85%…
Deal over British Airways pay cuts awaits pilots’ approval
After nearly three months of negotiations, British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has reached a deal with British Airways…
KLM plans return to pre-crisis network coverage
Dutch national carrier KLM announces a plan to expand its current lockdown-impacted network to 91 European and 61…
BA threatened with a strike, says it is “disappointed”
Trade union Unite sent a letter with a strike warning British Airways (BA) over its plan to institute…
JetBlue announces $450m loss, revenue dropped by 90%
The United States-based low-cost carrier JetBlue (JBLU) was another American airline with unsurprising yet depressing news for their…
Aeromexico’s situation worsening amid bankruptcy and layoffs
Aeromexico’s Q2 2020 financial results report net loss of $1.3 billion (MXN27 billion) and 84.5% decrease of revenue…
Spirit plans to furlough up to 30% of its workers
Friday will see the start of negotiations between the United States-based low-cost Spirit Airlines (S64) (SAVE) and workers’…
Aeroflot revenue falls 85% in Q2, all hopes on domestic flights
Aeroflot, major Russian airline group, announced their second-quarter 2020 results, and they are on par with the rest…
An airline closure in sight? United drops ExpressJet contract
ExpressJet will start to downscale its operations as United Airlines drops its long-running contract with the regional firm…